Date: 11/18/2016
I want to congratulate Bud Williams being elected state representative from my district. He has served the city well as a city councilor and spent a lot of time on the job. It requires a lot of time to do it right, as he well knows.
Mr. Williams has been elected to the Statehouse. This is a full time job with a full time salary and it is very time consuming, especially considering the commute.
I call upon Mr. Williams to give up his seat on City Council so that the citizens of Springfield can have an at-large councilor that has the time to do the job and that our district has a full time State Representative. We deserve no less.
It is not possible to do both jobs well. There is so much to learn as a new representative and we need our representative to be doing the job full time.
Thank you Mr. Williams for your years of service on the City Council and congratulations on your new position.
James Boone
Springfield
